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11 Amendments of Irène TOLLERET related to 2022/2050(INI)

Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
B. whereas the participation of women in peacekeeping and military operations improves outcomes by improving outreach, local perceptions of the mission, intelligence gathering, and increased reporting of sexual violence 2 ; _________________ 2 https://giwps.georgetown.edu/wp- content/uploads/2021/05/Gendered- Impacts-on-Operational-Effectiveness-of- UN-Peace-Operations.pdf
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas women constitute 24% of participants in civilian CSDP missions and only 5% in military missions and 6% in military operations;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas the COVID-19 outbreak and its social consequences is a stark reminder of the essential contribution of women as actors and decision-makers at all levels and more broadly in peace processes;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the Russian invasion of Ukraine underlines the unequivocal need for security and defence measures to be gender-responsive, including preventing sexual violence and rape as a weapon of war, in defending women’s rights to sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and in eradicating trafficking in human-beings;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to ensure effective gender mainstreaming across all Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions; recalls the importance of including the gender perspective at every step of a CSDP mission by consulting gender experts and gender advisers early and throughout the process; calls specifically for the next Civilian CSDP Compact and the planning of military missions and operations to set targets for gender balance in the personnel, especially in leadership positions as there are only three female heads of civilian missions and no female commanders of military missions;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the important work of gender advisers in CSDP missions; regrets that the post of gender adviser remains vacant in several military missions and calls for these posts to be filled; regrets that whilst there is a full-time gender expert at Headquarters level for civilian missions since 2018 there is no such post for military missions and calls for such a post to be created as a priority; recognises the relevant role of the gender focal points network in missions and expects its continued development and training; encourages structured exchange of best practices between civilian and military missions in particular so that gender- equality initiatives currently practiced within civilian missions can be applied in military missions;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls on the Member States to nominate candidates for CSDP missions with balanced representation of gender across all roles including leadership and military roles; calls for transparent and equitable procedures in the selection of candidates for CSDP missions, such that in the case of equally qualified candidates the candidate of the underrepresented gender would be chosen; welcomes the work of the Cluster on good practice for Member States to nominate candidates to CSDP missions and expects its findings to be shared across all Member States;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for aDeplores any sexual violence perpetrated by members of CSDP missions, or by local authorities trained by CSDP missions; calls for the provisions in the Upgraded Standards of Behaviour for CSDP missions and operations to be fully implemented and turned into a comprehensive zero-tolerance approach to sexual and gender-based harassment and sexual exploitation within all CSDP missions and; insists that independent oversight be employed to ensure that perpetrators are held accountable and victims can report in full confidence of anonymity and protection; urges the EEAS and the Member States to guarantee safety from sexual exploitation, with mandatory training for all mission members and sub- contractors; calls for specialised support, including counselling and psychological services, to be made available to all victims;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for ring-fencing of funding for gender-related actions within the CSDP. and the European Peace Facility, in particular to guarantee the work of gender advisers across all CSDP missions and to support the growth of the gender focal points network;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. In the context of increasing hybrid threats and the focus on cyber capabilities within the CSDP, emphasises the importance of cybersecurity measures to monitor and prevent trafficking of women affected by conflict, given the impact of technologies on human trafficking for purposes of sexual exploitation; recalls that women are underrepresented in cybersecurity roles in Europe and calls for a specific initiative to address gender balance in the cyber capabilities of the CSDP;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls for collaboration between CSDP missions and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), in particular in the development of gender mainstreaming, and for adequate resources to be allocated for this work;
2022/09/15
Committee: FEMM